Small warning on GF 191.07 drivers - Page 2

icemanchilled · 10-28-2009, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kaotika

For some users these drivers can cause the card to overheat and even die to it.

From quick googling:
http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=109913
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1462586
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showth...=105302&page=2
http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=109328

(for finnish ppl http://murobbs.plaza.fi/uutisaiheet-...post1703735803 - here's where i found about it which led to googling to post the warning)

So in case you install these and get some stability problems, crashing or higher than normal temps, change to another set to be on the safe side.

I've been using the 191.07 in XP32 and Win7 64 since release and not a single problem.

After reading the threads you've posted there it's quite easy to see that a number of those people aren't having problems due to the driver, but other factors, like those who are getting artifacts on booting, when the driver isn't even loaded, obviously that's nothing to do with the driver, then there is those who's cards have been idling at 70c+, with over 100c+ temperatures in game, that points to a general poor cooling solution.

As Badboy said this is the real issue that's specific to certain mobos with the NF200, everyone else should be fine, a number of people i know who are using them are using them without issue too, i will give them a ring though and make sure they aren't using the dodgy combination.

Morell · 10-28-2009, 01:16 PM

I noticed a distinct absence of noise from the GPU fan spinning up, maybe that's the cause behind the corruption.
Not even during 3D gaming is it spinning up like it used to.

QuadDamage · 10-28-2009, 01:17 PM

Same here. I'm using them on my GTX280 SETI/CUDA crunching rig without a single issue.

IndianScout · 10-28-2009, 01:35 PM

no issue here either..

even tho I have went back to older drivers now...

Zildjian · 10-28-2009, 01:49 PM

no issues here as well,

actually, last night i did a stability test: ~10 hours of furmark, fan speed 80%, max temp 77.

running a 285 here.

FoodStampz · 10-28-2009, 02:56 PM

I switched anyways but I didn't have a problem at all. Card never went higher than 80c while playing cod4 for four hours. (Evga precision ftw)

MaverickDBZ · 10-29-2009, 11:00 PM

No problems here, and I've been running them since release day. Makes you wonder though...

Kaotika · 11-04-2009, 07:18 PM

EVGA has been able to duplicate and confirm the bug.
http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.asp?m=...ey=&#100961981

It's at the moment a bit unclear, as there mixed information, but it seems that 191.07's can kill anything from videocards to chipsets to nf200 chips, with nf200 chips and chipsets being in greatest risk

deepforce · 11-05-2009, 06:12 PM

No issues here either. However the 195s were a mess IMO.

badboy · 11-05-2009, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kaotika

EVGA has been able to duplicate and confirm the bug.
http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.asp?m=...1&key=�

It's at the moment a bit unclear, as there mixed information, but it seems that 191.07's can kill anything from videocards to chipsets to nf200 chips, with nf200 chips and chipsets being in greatest risk

99% of problem is associated with the nf200. If you read some of the posts as 1 guy says how can a driver kill hardware.